tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post3110777249322453053..comments2013-12-06T04:46:02.365-05:00Comments on TeachPaperless: Some Facts & Myths Regarding Classroom iPadsShelly Blake-Plocknoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-6557128305910893052011-01-23T21:59:11.815-05:002011-01-23T21:59:11.815-05:00Last week we deployed 40 iPads at my school - 20 a...Last week we deployed 40 iPads at my school - 20 as a lab to be checked out/shared by our grade 7-12 teachers, teachers, and 20 split up amongst 20 Prek-6 classrooms. We are still exploring how best to incorporate these devices in an educational environment but student enthusiasm for the iPads is overwhelming. If it gets kids excited about learning, I&#39;m thrilled! The lab at the upper school is already being reserved 2 weeks in advance. I wish that there were better enterprise management tools available and we are still waiting for charging/syncing carts. But I am excited about the adventure we have embarked upon.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191090559075275518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-32482355009315438532011-01-21T11:27:24.106-05:002011-01-21T11:27:24.106-05:0080% is not the number I would use to describe how ...80% is not the number I would use to describe how much I think the iPad could meet my needs compared to the 100% the Macbooks currently do. I think the number is close to 60% or maybe 50%. What it does tell me is that a netbook could do 90% of what my Macbook could do for around 20% of its cost or about 50% of the cost of an iPad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-27513302025802445612011-01-20T17:18:07.183-05:002011-01-20T17:18:07.183-05:00I admit that I believed the iPad to be primarily a...I admit that I believed the iPad to be primarily a consuming device, not a creating device, but your post caught my attention and might be changing my mind!<br /><br />I still don&#39;t believe it has powerful creation tools that rival a desktop or laptop. What it has are very user-friendly creation tools. You can truly get 80% of the capability with 20% of the difficulty...and the cost is lower, too!<br /><br />Maybe these really do have a place in education...thanks for opening my eyes.different anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-62927600162227882182011-01-19T13:30:05.384-05:002011-01-19T13:30:05.384-05:00I am curious about your comment about being able t...I am curious about your comment about being able to purchase 2 labs of ipads at the same cost as 1 lab of laptops. Having just purchased a 64g ipad which is only has Wifi access, I paid far more for it than I would have for a netbook. I am not sure if this because I am in Canada? <br />As a primary teacher who uses our mobile lab every day - I can only imagine how much easier it would be to move around a set of 30 ipads than the HUGE cart I have to bring to my room.sarahjanehttp://sarahjane.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-87506723664606692812011-01-19T13:27:53.243-05:002011-01-19T13:27:53.243-05:00Thanks for the post; I agree with your comments al...Thanks for the post; I agree with your comments although the keyboard is still clunky for me, but it&#39;s probably my problem. I&#39;ve been hesitant to really jump in and get comfortable with it, since I am so comfortable already on a traditional keyboard. But I agree that iPads can and will change the educational landscape.Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09632278164928566214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-89932322215838208722011-01-19T12:57:54.967-05:002011-01-19T12:57:54.967-05:00Personally, I see things going toward HTML5. And I...Personally, I see things going toward HTML5. And I agree with Anon that Apple&#39;s choice to exclude Flash is as much a business decision as anything else.<br /><br />ShellyShelly Blake-Plockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-66799857095837151332011-01-19T12:50:03.254-05:002011-01-19T12:50:03.254-05:00There is another point I should have made in the p...There is another point I should have made in the preceding comment. Apple will never allow Flash to run within iOS (unless they are forced to due to unforeseen circumstances). Flash allows the embedding of applications within the browser including ads and other forms of revenue for developers. Apple has said that they don&#39;t want flash on iOS devices because they say it is buggy, insecure, etc. While there are certainly issues with Flash that are true, the real reason is that forcing developers into the app store makes sure that Apple draws money from both the sale of apps and the sale of ads within apps. Moving to Flash on iOS would kill a big source of Apple&#39;s revenue. It is not a good business decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-81318887919609838592011-01-19T11:15:27.488-05:002011-01-19T11:15:27.488-05:00You mentioned that the iPad is a fully capable cre...You mentioned that the iPad is a fully capable creation device. I agree that it is a fully functional document/presentation/spreadsheet creation device, but that it cannot do many of the Web 2.0 creations I have come to find are more engaging with my students. Two examples include bitstrips and aviary. Both use flash and therefore cannot function on the iPad. Recently Prezi produced an iPad app, but if you look closely at it, it clearly shows that the iPad is not fully functional. The app can display Prezi presentations, but it cannot allow people to make new presentations or edit ones that they have previously created. <br /><br />You are right that this will not always be the case since more Web 2.0 tools will change to be HTML5 compliant, but for the time being that is not the case. For most of the things I care about regarding Flash, the lack of Flash video is the least of my concerns. It is the content creation stuff using Flash I most miss when using the iPad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-28931122730562018752011-01-19T10:59:45.951-05:002011-01-19T10:59:45.951-05:00I just finished surveying high school students who...I just finished surveying high school students who are the first to be issued an iPad 24/7 in the school district where I work. I intend to resurvey them at the end of the year in an effort to see if learning with an iPad changes over time. Everything you write about here we see first hand. Thanks for the post.Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-86992799062797106852011-01-18T19:21:30.818-05:002011-01-18T19:21:30.818-05:00Awesome! Thank you for all your tips. Our Academ...Awesome! Thank you for all your tips. Our Academy teachers all received an iPad and I just received one for testing purposes. I look forward to learning more so I can share with our teachers.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12520740675030692778noreply@blogger.com